Been on RFF too long when ...

[pvdhaar]

When you get to think that listening to the escapement mechanism for the low shutter speeds all evening is time well spent..

When you use lens barrel markings to guesstimate the size of your garden when ordering rolls of grass for a new lawn..

Same as the above, but when you actually find the rangefinder so well calibrated that the amount of grass ordered is indeed spot on..

Same as the above, but you also make a mental note that any possible RF misalignment is well under 1.7%..

Guilty on all accounts..

 

[Sonnar Brian]

When you do not post for a day or two and the Police show up at the door.

When someone asks about the performance of this/that lens and you post samples from your gallery, even though the technical info has been lost on migrations BUT you can just look at it and remember which lens was used.

When your wife names your child after a camera and does not even realize it.

 

[Socke]

 

[Fred]

When you get frame lines etched on your glasses
When any mechanical sound you hear can be comapred to a certain RF shutter, winder etc.
When you can guess more accurate than your camera meter
When theres no food in the fridge
When theres no room in the fridge
When the colour and texture of your new sofa is being considered as an option to replace that vulcanite.....

 

[Socke]

When you listen to MP3s of various RF shutters

 

[jorisbens]

... when you start making shirts about russian RF's
... when most mails in your inbox are replys from sellers on the bay
... when you start to make coffee for a picture with your perfectly cleaned RF

Joris

 

[taffer]

you plant rff hats on all your family heads...

you're already thinking on which body/lens/film with next month's income

 

[hoot]

...when you grab good deals on accessories for rangefinders and lenses you don't even own, just because you might get GAS for them one day

...when you schedule your private pupils and other appointments so as to be at home on time when a certain auction ends (I kid you not!)

...when, if you can't reschedule, you make sure that wherever you will be at the time will have an Internet connection you can use for a few minutes

...when all of your private pupils have mastered the "decisive moment", the sunny 16 rule and the rule of thirds and can accurately focus a rangefinder even though you're supposed to be teaching them English

...when your SO intercepts a package and gives it to you without even checking to see whether your name is on it

...when your SO tells you on the telephone that another package has come in, and you need to ask which country it's from in order to find out what's inside, but even that only narrows it down to two or three

...when, on your day off, you look out of the window and only leave the house when the light is "just right"

...when you've understood and laughed at everyone's posts in this thread

...when you keep editing your own post in this thread because you continually think of more points to add

 

[Frank Granovski]

Been on RRF too long when you have the TV running in the background and suddenly the birds outside start singing and Peter Popoff pops on the TV. :bang:

 

[Pherdinand]

...when two girlfriends in a row get a second-hand camera as a present
...when you have an uncomfortable feeling all day long until you realize you have no camera with you...
...when the security asks you in a shopping mall "sir what are you doing" and look weird at the handheld lightmeter in your hand while you know you don't even have a camera with you...
...when you consider that looking for a job opening can be postponed in order to read this thread first.:bang:

 

[kzim56]

You've taken a great shot but you're disappointed because you shot it with an SLR or TLR and it just wouldn't seem right to post it in the RFF gallery.

 

[reagan]

Been on RFF too long when...
.... your Christmas plans include ~

.... you spend 4 hours arranging your eight favorite cameras on a table interacting with little toy animals and you actually think it's a cool Nativity Scene.
.... decorating the Christmas tree only with things made from old film cannisters.
.... only giving Christmas presents that will fit in an old film cannister.
.... and only giving gifts that came OUT of a film cannister.
.... everyone recognizes the gifts you give because their always wrapped in folded brown paper and yak hair string ... no tape.
.... you tell your granddaughters the story of Santa Claus making his Christmas Eve rounds and his toy shop is in the Ukraine.

 

[Branestawm]

When you only joined this forum a couple of weeks ago and realise this describes you perfectly.

When you spend more on camera gear than on your car.

Even though you own two cars.

When the word "Jupiter" has nothing to do with astronomy

 

[pesphoto]

When your not getting any work done........at work

 

[Scarpia]

When you suddenly realize that you haven't seen your wife for two days and you have no idea where she has gone.
Kurt M.

 

[vincentbenoit]

You know you've been on RFF too long when ...

... your SLR gear sits idle in a cupboard 😀

Vincent

 

[pesphoto]

YOu keep thinking to yourself...."I really should be out shooting"....

 

[Scarpia]

You finally decide to call it a day and find another guy in your bed.
Kurt M.

 

[cbass]

When your wife tells you, "Most men I know look at porn on the internet, but my husband spends all his time on Rangefinder Forum."*



*Actual quote from Mrs. Cbass, 11/11/2005, as she spotted me crusing the 35mm classifieds forum 😀

 

[reagan]

You finally decide to call it a day and find another guy in your bed...

... wearing nothing but an RFF cap! 😉

You know you've been on RFF too long when ...

...you honestly believe Black and White TV was better!
...you set it up so that all emails from "The Rangefinder Forum Team" and "Oleg" come directly to your cell phone.
...you've posted on this thread more than twice! (no, really... I gotta get something done.)

...a city you've never been to named Krasnogorsk IS the Center of your Universe.
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